Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-05

AN ACT to extIrpate Contagious Diseases anon
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AN ACT to e1tIrpate Contagious Diseases among
he II enacted &C. A. follows.
Section l. That for the purpose OF facilitating
and encouraging the livestock interests OF the state
OF Name and Tor e1tirpatiug all tns!d!ous, mice
tous and contagious diseases, now or that may %
among cattle and other livestock, and especially
tuberculosis the governor OF tie state Is hereby
authorized and required. Immediately after the pas
sage OF this act, 10 appoint board OF cattle com
missioncrs. consisting OF three persons o. kho"h
executive ability, who shall be charged WIN the ek
ecution Of provisions of this act, ana VINO shai
he known and dies ignAtei as the '' State OF Name
Cattl. Commsslon, and whose powers AMI duties
shall be those provided for ia tins act, aud whose
tenure OF Once shall be at the option OF the gov
eruor The compensation OF said eominlssi 5hers
sha be at the rate OF three dollars per GAY during
the time they actually engaged Ia the dlsc lar 20
OF their duties commissioners. Inc 5A!I coniAl'
sioners shall respectively take an oath 20 it-tiUy
perform the duties OF their once, AMI -t.t iHune
diately organize as such cohnts-i0h W tAe eIet-
tiou OF one OF their number as president thefroL,
and proceed forthwith, to the discharge Of tue du
ties ievoved upot them by the PROVISIONS u tins act
Section 2 1uat It shall be tie duties Of the sand
commissioners 10 in7tstl CATION 70 be made IS
to the existence of tuberculosis, peuFo-pheuih"ha
foot and mouth disease, and any other infectious or
contagious diseases. And such commissioners are
hereby authorized to enter any premises or places
Including kyaris, cars, and vessels within any
county or part Vi the state in or Al winch they aFt
reason TO believe there exists any shti diseases anu
TO make search, yest-ati0n and inquiry III regard
TO the existence thereof. Upon the discovery Of
the existence OF any OF the sad diseases, the sad
by publication, OF tie existence ot sucf d1sttse
and the locality thereof III such newspapers As thty
may select, ami to notify, IN writing, tue 0lh' tIs or
agents OF any railroad steInIbott, or otier Trans
portation company DONG business IN or through
such infected Locality OF the existence OF such us
ease and are hereby Authorized anu required 70
establish and maintain such quarantine Of animals
places premises, or localities, ds they may deem
NECESSARY to prevent the spread OF any such dis
ease anu also to the appraisal OF the animal
or animals affected with, or that have been exposed
TO the said diseases, IN accordance win su.h rules
and regulations by them, as hereinafter authorized
and provided and also to cause the same to be de-
stroyed except hereinafter provided and to pay,
In case OF diseased animals, the owner or owners
thereof three-fourths OF their value, as determined
unon the basis of health before injection, and the
full appraised value in case oil animals exposed 70
either OF such diseases, but not themselves actually
di seasel, out of any moneys appropriated by inc
legislature tor that purpose, provided, however
that they shall not pay more than two hundred dol
lars tor an animal with pedigree Tecotueu or re,
cordabie ia the recognized heruboohs q the preed
In which the animal destroyed may belong, nor
more than one hundred dollars tor an animal which
has no pedigree; provided, further that IN no case
.bal compen satl0n be allowed for an animal de-
stroyed under the provisions OF this act, which may
have contracted or been exposed 70 sueh disease III
a foreign country OF on the high seas, nor shall
CONDENSATION be allowed to any owner who IN per-
son or by agent, knowingly and wlltuliy couccals
the existence of such disease the fact of expos
ure thereto in animals of which the person max ing
such conceament, by himself or agent, IS III whole
or part owner.
Section 8 That the said commissioners are here
nv authorized and required to make record, and
Dubnsh rules and regulations providing for and
regulating the agencies, methods, and manner Of
conducting. and the Investigations aforesaid, re-
pardiue tile existence of sand contagious diseases;
for ascertaining entering and searching places
where such diseased animals are supposed 10 exist,
for ascertaining what animals are so diseased or
have been exposed to contagious diseases, ior MAX
ing reporting and recording descriptions OF the
saI animals so diseased or exposed and destroyed,
and for upprasing the sdIne, and tor making pay
.nert therefor and to make all other necdfui rules
and regulations which may, in the Judgment OF the
commissioners, be deemed requisite to the full and
due execution OF the provisions OF tins act All
such rules and regulations. before thcy snail be-
come operative shall be approved by the governor
az NAV be provided tor in such regulations and
alter such publication said rules and regulations
eLalI have the force and effect Of law SO lar as the
laws Of the state, or Uuited States.'